Je vous propose ici un certain nombre de critiques de disques de jazz. Là encore, il n'est pas question de vous imposer une liste des "Disques Incontournables Du Jazz", mais simplement de vous donner une idée de certains des disques que j'ai pu écouter, qu'ils soient connus ou pas, qu'ils soient bons ou mauvais. En espérant que cela vous sera utile dans votre découverte du jazz.
Une précision importante avant de commencer : je ne prétend aucunement être un critique "professionnel" et ces chroniques ne reflètent que mon avis personnel, parfois totalement subjectif, avec lequel vous avez le droit d'être en désaccord complet. Il me semble nécessaire de préciser également que je n'écoute pas que du jazz (voir ma discothèque pour plus de détails).
| Disque | Artiste/Groupe | Année | Avis |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Jazz Message | Art Blakey Quartet | 1963 |  |
| All Night Long | Donald Byrd & Kenny Burrell | 1956 | |
| An electrifying evening | Dizzy Gillespie | 1961 | |
| At Newport | Count Basie's Big Band | 1957 |  |
| Bending new corners | Erik Truffaz | 1999 | |
| Big Band Bossa Nova | Quincy Jones | 1962 |  |
| Black Talk | Charles Earland | 1969 | |
| Blue Prince | Philip Catherine | 2000 | |
| Bojan Z. Quartet | Bojan Z. Quartet | 1993 | |
| Captain Marvel | Stan Getz | 1972 | |
| Caramba! | Lee Morgan | 1968 | |
| Chine | Louis Sclavis | 1987 |  |
| Ci et là | Point Com | 2001 | |
| Coltrane plays the blues | John Coltrane | 1960 | |
| Cookin' | Miles Davis | 1956 | |
| Crosswinds | Bill Cobham | 1974 | |
| Dizzy for President | Dizzy Gillespie | 1963 |  |
| Dortmund 1976 | Anthony Braxton Quartet | 1976 | |
| Duke Ellington & John Coltrane | Duke Ellington & John Coltrane | 1962 | |
| E.S.P. | Miles Davis | 1964 | |
| Eastern Sounds | Yusef Lateef | 1961 | |
| Elastic | Joshua Redman | 2002 | |
| Expectations | Keith Jarrett | 1972 | |
| Extensions | Dave Holland Quartet | 1989 | |
| Far East Suite | Duke Ellington | 1966 | |
| Footprints Live! | Wayne Shorter | 2001 | |
| Freedom in the groove | Joshua Redman | 1996 | |
| Gambit | Julien Lourau | 1999 | |
| Getz & Gilberto | Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto | 1963 | |
| Give | The Bad Plus | 2003 | |
| Gling-Gló | Björk Gudmundsdóttir & Trió Gudmundar Ingólfssonar | 1990 | |
| Grantstand | Grant Green | 1961 | |
| Have Trumpet, Will Excite! | Dizzy Gillespie | 1959 | |
| Heavy Heart | Carla Bley | 1983 | |
| Holiday for Soul Dance | Sun Ra and his Afro-Infinity Arkerstra | 1969 | |
| Imaginary Day | Pat Metheny Group | 1997 | |
| In Paris | Stan Getz Quartet | 1966 | |
| Influence | Belmondo/Yusef Lateef | 2005 | |
| Jack Johnson | Miles Davis | 1970 | |
| Jazz Moods | Yusef Lateef | 1957 | |
| Jazz is a spirit | Terri Lyne Carrington | 2001 | |
| Layin' In The Cut | James Carter | 2000 | |
| Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio | Lester Young | 1952 | |
| Letter from home | Pat Metheny Group | 1989 | |
| Live At The Village Vanguard Again! | John Coltrane | 1966 | |
| Live at Pep's Vol 2 | Yusef Lateef | 1964 | |
| Lofty's roach souffle | Harry Connick Jr. Trio | 1990 | |
| Lost In Sound | Yusef Lateef | 1961 | |
| Maiden voyage | Herbie Hancock | 1965 | |
| Mantis | Erik Truffaz | 2001 | |
| McCoy Tyner plays Ellington | McCoy Tyner | 1964 | |
| Midnight special | Jimmy Smith | 1960 | |
| Money Jungle | Duke Ellington | 1962 | |
| Montreux '77 | Oscar Peterson Jam | 1977 | |
| My Point of View | Herbie Hancock | 1963 | |
| Napoli's Walls | Louis Sclavis | 2002 | |
| Nefertiti | Miles Davis | 1967 | |
| Night train | Oscar Peterson | 1962 | |
| Nippon Soul | Cannonball Adderley Sextet | 1963 | |
| No pain for cakes | The Lounge Lizards | 1986 | |
| Nomad | Chico Hamilton | 1980 | |
| November | John Abercrombie | 1992 | |
| Old And New Dreams | Don Cherry | 1976 | |
| Osmosis | Kenny Dorham | 1961 | |
| Out There | Eric Dolphy | 1960 | |
| Out of a dream | Erik Truffaz | 1996 | |
| Out to lunch | Eric Dolphy | 1964 | |
| Paint the world | Chick Corea Electric Band II | 1993 | |
| Personal mountains | Keith Jarrett | 1979 | |
| Pleyel Concert Vol. 2 | Gerry Mulligan Quartet | 1954 | |
| Quiet Please | Eric Dolphy | 1961 | |
| Relaxin' | Miles Davis | 1956 | |
| Respect | Henri Texier | 1997 | |
| Rockin' the boat | Jimmy Smith | 1963 | |
| Seaward | Enrico Pieranunzi Trio | 1994 | |
| So much guitar ! | Wes Montgomery | 1961 | |
| Something To Live For | Archie Shepp | 1996 | |
| Spaces Revisited | Larry Coryell | 1997 | |
| Speak like a child | Herbie Hancock | 1968 | |
| Special Edition | Jack DeJohnette | 1979 | |
| Standard of language | Kenny Garrett | 2003 | |
| Star | Garbarek/Vitous/Erskine | 1991 | |
| Still Life (Talking) | Pat Metheny Group | 1987 | |
| Swing low, sweet Cadillac | Dizzy Gillespie | 1967 | |
| Tequila | Wes Montgomery | 1966 | |
| The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon | John Surman | 1981 | |
| The Blue Yusef Lateef | Yusef Lateef | 1968 | |
| The Centaur And The Phoenix | Yusef Lateef | 1961 | |
| The Dawn | Erik Truffaz | 1997 | |
| The Dealer | Chico Hamilton | 1966 | |
| The Essence | Ahmad Jamal | 1995 | |
| The Golden Flute | Yusef Lateef | 1966 | |
| The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of... | Wes Montgomery | 1960 | |
| The Latin Bit | Grant Green | 1962 | |
| The Lounge Lizards | The Lounge Lizards | 1980 | |
| The Natural Soul | Lou Donaldson | 1962 | |
| The Next Step | Kurt Rosenwinkel | 2000 | |
| The Shape Of Jazz To Come | Ornette Coleman | 1959 | |
| The Walk Of The Giant Turtle | Erik Truffaz | 2003 | |
| The Way Up | Pat Metheny Group | 2005 | |
| The giant | Dizzy Gillespie | 1973 | |
| The individualism of Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1964 | |
| The more I see you | Oscar Peterson | 1995 | |
| The sounds of Yusef | Yusef Lateef Quintet | 1957 | |
| Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk | 1957 | |
| Time out | Dave Brubeck Quartet | 1959 | |
| Travels | Pat Metheny Group | 1983 | |
| Travesia | David Sanchez | 2001 | |
| Ugetsu | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1963 | |
| Underground | Thelonious Monk | 1968 | |
| What is there to say ? | Gerry Mulligan Quartet | 1959 | |
| Where? | Ron Carter | 1961 | |
| Wilderness | Tony Williams | 1995 | |